"引きこもり" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [çi̥kʲiko̞mo̞ɾʲi] Forms: 引きこもり [canonical] (ruby: ()), hikikomori [romanization]
Etymology: Calque of English social withdrawal. Compound of 引き (hiki-, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of verb 引く (hiku), “to pull”) + 籠もり (komori, the 連用形 (ren’yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of verb 籠もる (komoru), “to seclude oneself”). Etymology templates: {{calque|ja|en|social withdrawal}} Calque of English social withdrawal, {{prefix|ja|引き|籠もり|pos1=the <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">連用形</i> (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of verb <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">引く</i> (hiku), “to pull”|pos2=the <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">連用形</i> (ren’yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of verb <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">籠もる</i> (komoru), “to seclude oneself”|sort=引き|tr1=hiki|tr2=komori}} 引き (hiki-, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of verb 引く (hiku), “to pull”) + 籠もり (komori, the 連用形 (ren’yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of verb 籠もる (komoru), “to seclude oneself”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|ひきこもり}} 引(ひ)きこもり • (hikikomori)
  1. hikikomori Wikipedia link: Hikikomori, ja:引きこもり Synonyms: 自宅警備 (jitaku keibi) (ruby: 自宅警備(じたくけいび)) Related terms: ニート (nīto)
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Download raw JSONL data for 引きこもり meaning in Japanese (3.2kB)

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